Group 19 Rugby League
Encyclopedia
The New England Group 19 Rugby League competition is a Rugby League
competition which is run under the auspices of NSWCRL
. It is based in the New England
area. It was originally called the Group 5 Rugby League Premiership but that competition merged with another local competition to form New England Group 19.
Group 19 Rugby League
Rugby league
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competition which is run under the auspices of NSWCRL
New South Wales Country Rugby League
-2011 Tier 2 Championships:-History:Newcastle was the first city outside Sydney to start a league competition, being involved in the Sydney Premiership in 1908-09 and then starting their own competition in 1910....
. It is based in the New England
New England (Australia)
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area. It was originally called the Group 5 Rugby League Premiership but that competition merged with another local competition to form New England Group 19.
Clubs
Current clubs in Group 19:- Armidale Rams
- Bingara Bullets
- Guyra Superspuds
- Glen Innes Magpies
- Inverell Chicken Hawks
- Moree Boomerangs
- Tingha Tigers
- Uralla Tigers
- Warialda Wombats
- Tenterfield Tigers
Champions
Group 5 Rugby League Champions| Season | Champions | Score | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Warialda | 22-8 | Moree |
| 1962 | Warialda | 17-6 | Armidale |
| 1963 | Warialda | 16-11 | Guyra |
| 1964 | Warialda | 21-2 | Guyra |
| 1965 | Warialda | 28-9 | Armidale |
| 1966 | Armidale | 15-10 | Warialda |
| 1967 | Armidale | 7-6 | Glenn Innes |
| 1968 | Armidale | 9-4 | Moree |
| 1969 | Guyra | 20-7 | Moree |
| 1970 | Armidale | 13-3 | Glen Innes |
| 1971 | Armidale | 4-2 | Guyra |
| 1972 | Moree | 11-7 | Inverell RSM |
| 1973 | Warialda | 36-7 | Inverell |
| 1974 | Warialda | 17-8 | Glenn Innes |
| 1975 | Inverell RSM | 9-8 | Moree |
| 1976 | Armidale | 12-11 | Moree |
| 1977 | Moree | 18-13 | Inverell |
| 1978 | Moree | 37-10 | Glen Innes |
| 1979 | Moree | 12-5 | Glen Innes |
| 1980 | Warialda | 14-9 | Glen Innes |
| 1981 | Moree | 30-13 | Inverell |
Group 19 Rugby League
| Season | Champions | Score | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Narwan | 23-11 | Armidale |
| 1981 | Narwan | 23-8 | Wright College |
| 1982 | Narwan | 20-17 | Glen Innes |
| 1983 | Narwan | 16-12 | Walcha |
| 1984 | Narwan | 50-12 | Guyra |
| 1985 | Uralla | 20-4 | Glen Innes |
| 1986 | YCW | 4-0 | Guyra |
| 1987 | YCW | 20-18 | Uralla |
| 1988 | Guyra | 36-18 | Tringha |
| 1989 | Glen Innes | 35-6 | Armidale |
| 1990 | Uralla | 12-4 | Glen Innes |
| 1991 | Glen Innes | 28-12 | Glen Innes |
| 1992 | Moree Boomerangs | 26-18 | Glen Innes |
| 1993 | Moree Boomerangs | 22-20 | Armidale |
| 1994 | Moree Boomerangs | 30-20 | Inverell |
| 1995 | Armidale | 36-28 | Glen Innes |
| 1996 | Warialda | 36-20 | Inverell RSM |
| 1997 | Armidale | 34-24 | Guyra |
| 1998 | Inverell | 28-14 | Armidale |
| 1999 | Warialda | 22-20 | Inverell |
| 2000 | Inverell | 24-12 | Glen Innes |
| 2001 | Warialda | 50-14 | Guyra |
| 2002 | Guyra | 56-24 | Narwan |
| 2003 | Guyra | 44-36 | Narwan |
| 2004 | Guyra | 46-22 | Narwan |
| 2005 | Narwan | 35-22 | Guyra |
| 2006 | Guyra | 28-8 | Inverell |
| 2007 | Warialda | 38-24 | Guyra |
| 2008 | Glen Innes | 26-10 | Tingha |
| 2009 | Tingha | 46-14 | Guyra |